Invisible belt coupling



oci. 2, 11923; 1,469,257- H. C. FOSTER INVISIBLE BELT GOUPLING FiledNov. 25. 1922 A TTORNEY atexited @et r2, 1923. i

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Application flied November 2,5, vi922. serial no. scrisse',V

ToV @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HUGH C. Fosrnn`, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas Cit in thel count* of Jackson and. State of Missouri,have invented afnew and' useful Invisible Belt Coupling, of which thefollowing is a Specification.

My invention relates to invisiblevbelt couplings, and the object of theinvention 'is to side ,of Ythe waist band, 'thereby rendering the beltand its couplings invisible when worn to hold the pants on lthe hipsofthe wearer, and leaving visible a naine'plate at theiy of the `pants.

I attain these objects by means ot the combination ot parts illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which Figure l, is a view of the reverseside of a belt andcouplings embodying my invention; Figure 2, is a viewof the upper edge of the belt and couplings, and showing the same inoperative position on fragmentary portions of the waist band of a pants;Figure. 3, is a front view of a pants supportingly enga-ged by myinvention, the name plate being broken away to disclose the slot in thewaist band of the pants, and Figure 4, is an end view of one ot thecouplings, taken on the line 4-4, in Figure l.

Similar numerals of reference reiner to corresponding parts throughoutthe several views. Y

- The'numeral l, designates a portion of the conventional pants worn bymen and having the usual waist band 2, and a tly 3. The invisible beltcouplings embodying my invention comprises a naine plate 4, which isadapted. for displaying on the outside of the front of the pants, theplate being curved suitably to make the same conform substantlally withthe contour of the body oit the wearer when the pants is worn. The nameplate is provided with oppositely disposed lugs 5, at the side edgesthereof and located intermediately of the ends of the plate, the lugsbeing provided with pivot holes 6. A buckle member 7, having a planeportion 8, an inwardly extending portion 9, provided with a pin 1.0,upturned flangesll, and down .turned flanges l2,`is pivotally mounted onthe name plate by pivots 13 which are eX- Vtended through the lugslf y Iy l, lon the plate flanges l2, on the buckle member;v Between theilanges ll, is pivotally mounted bypivots EUGH c. FOSTER, on KANSASc1Tv,'iviisSoUar, 'Assieivoitorl oneT ErinnernY AnoiirH rucxnn, orKansas cirnjmrssounr.-

14,v a tongue 15,-having aVV downwardly TeX-v;

tending portion 16, having teethv'or; points 17,adapted for biting-'intoazbeltllod'ged Athereunder ini the buckle inemben- `lnjthe lplaneportion 8,7areV parallel Slots like those shown at'1S,in Figure il, thusproviding'between the Aslotsa portion,` assh'ownrat 19,"

inf Figurer, ,terminate the Sewing ofthe buckle member on f thevwaistband Aof the lpants.y Placed in the buckleineniber 7 is the oneendoti'a belt 20, which is held therer- 4 in bythe teetho'liftlietonguev y15.V Theblelt is extended from the4 buckle membei*along the'inner side of the waistband lot ,the pants,

"through loops 2, ftoaf little distance in-y of the belt beingenteredi'nto a buckle'mem'- ber 23, which issewed onthe outer side of4the waist band and hidden by the plate 4,

the member comprising a plane portion 24, having side portions orflanges 25, in which flanges is pivotally mounted a tongue, not shown,but identicalwith the tongue l5, on the buckle member, and an inwardlyeX- tending portion 26, having a slotted aperture 27, therein, whichextension is adapted for overlapping the extension 9, on the otherbuckle member, so that the slot therein shall engage the pin 10, andthereby hold the belt ends properly coupled. y

The conventional belt is worn on the outsideof the pants and thecouplings or buckles are constantly exposed to view. The belt and thebuckles are not attached to the waist rband of the pants, but the beltis held in place by loops attached on the outsidevof the waist. band,which arrangement does not heater appearance and is better adjusted tothe body'ot'the wearer. The. belt .may be madepof elastic material, suchas suspender fabric, and i the belt requires tightening,

' the same may be drawn tighter and thereafter held by the buckles. Thecouplings may be attached on the waist band of the pants, at thefactory, tailor shop, or may be attached to pants already in use.' ofthe pants may selecthis own belts and use as many kinds as hemayndesire. The

belt being arranged on the inner side of the waist band makes theadjustment thereof to the body of the wearer a pleasure and the Ynon-movable character of t-he belt couplings Vis a `source ofcon'lfortandV pleasure, asthe wearer Will be conscious that he' is neatly Ydressed.

Having described my invention" what I claim is- Y Y Y A Il. Inari-.invisible belt for pants, the coml bin'ationV with the waist bandof the pants,

ofafname' plate disposed in front of the fly end portions of the Vwaistband, a buckle member attached on the inner -side of the V(werlappinglly'endp'ortion ofthe Waist band and pivotally mounted onrthe inner sideof Y Y said name plate, a] buckle member attached on thewouter sidefof`the underlapped fly end portion of the Vwaist band and detachablyconnected to said first mentioned mem; bei', a transverse slottedaperture in the un- Y Y derlapped fly end portion of thewaist bandrearwardly of said name plate, and a flexible elastic strip extendingalong` the inner lside of the waist band and .through the aperture Thewearer Y therein and adjustably connected with said buckle members. 'Y,Y Y Y 2.` Inan invisible belt for pants, the combination with the waistband of the pants, of a name plate displayed in front of the fly endportionsv yof the waist banda buckle member attached on the inner sideof the overlapping fly end portion of the waist band and pivotallymounted on the inner' side of said name plate,' said buckle member'having at its inner end an extension provided with. a stop, a bucklemember ate tached ontlie outer side ofthe underlapped fly end of thewaistband, said last mentioned bucklemeniber having at its inner end anextension provided with lan elongatedeye adapted for receiving thereinthe stopV on said first mentioned buckle member to thereby couple saidmembers, aY transverse aperture inlthe underlapped fly end portion ofkthe waist band located rearwardly of said l name pla-te, anda flexibleelastic strip ad-Y 1

